Risk of acute epiglottitis in patients with preexisting diabetes mellitus: A population-based case-control study.

Risk of acute epiglottitis in patients with preexisting diabetes mellitus: A population-based case-control study.

OBJECTIVE:Studies have revealed that 3.5%-26.6% of patients with epiglottitis have comorbid diabetes mellitus (DM). However, whether preexisting DM is a risk factor for acute epiglottitis remains unclear. In this study, our aim was to explore the relationship between preexisting DM and acute epiglot...

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Main Authors: Yao-Te Tsai, Ethan I Huang, Geng-He Chang, Ming-Shao Tsai, Cheng-Ming Hsu, Yao-Hsu Yang, Meng-Hung Lin, Chia-Yen Liu, Hsueh-Yu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5995441?pdf=render

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